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D-Index
62
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37456
World Ranking
3084
National Ranking
210

Andreas Diefenbach publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Diefenbach sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 146 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Andreas Diefenbach D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Diefenbach sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andreas Diefenbach is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions in the fields of medicine, immunology, infectious diseases, surgery, molecular biology, and genetics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune responses and vaccinations

Diefenbach has contributed to several frequently published venues, which include:

  • European Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Immunity
  • Cell

Among recent publications, notable papers are:

  • "Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment," 2020, Cell
  • "Swarm Learning for decentralized and confidential clinical machine learning," 2021, Nature
  • "Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)," 2021, European Journal of Immunology
  • "Untimely TGFβ responses in COVID-19 limit antiviral functions of NK cells," 2021, Nature
  • "Impaired humoral and cellular immunity after SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 (tozinameran) prime-boost vaccination in kidney transplant recipients," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Diefenbach frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Mir-Farzin Mashreghi
  • Chiara Romagnani
  • Caroline Tizian
  • Pawel Durek
  • Frederik Heinrich

Best Publications

  • Host microbiota constantly control maturation and function of microglia in the CNS

    Daniel Erny;Anna Lena Hrabě de Angelis;Diego Jaitin;Peter Wieghofer

  • Innate lymphoid cells--a proposal for uniform nomenclature.

    Hergen Spits;David Artis;Marco Colonna;Andreas Diefenbach

  • Innate Lymphoid Cells: 10 Years On.

    Eric Vivier;David Artis;Marco Colonna;Andreas Diefenbach

  • Microglia emerge from erythromyeloid precursors via Pu.1- and Irf8-dependent pathways

    Katrin Kierdorf;Daniel Erny;Tobias Goldmann;Victor Sander

  • Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment.

    Jonas Schulte-Schrepping;Nico Reusch;Daniela Paclik;Kevin Baßler

  • Rae1 and H60 ligands of the NKG2D receptor stimulate tumour immunity

    Andreas Diefenbach;Eric R. Jensen;Amanda M. Jamieson;David H. Raulet

  • Reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen intermediates in innate and specific immunity

    Christian Bogdan;Martin Röllinghoff;Andreas Diefenbach

  • Differentiation of type 1 ILCs from a common progenitor to all helper-like innate lymphoid cell lineages.

    Christoph S.N. Klose;Christoph S.N. Klose;Melanie Flach;Melanie Flach;Luisa Möhle;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell

  • The transcription factor GATA-3 controls cell fate and maintenance of type 2 innate lymphoid cells.

    Thomas Hoyler;Christoph S.N. Klose;Abdallah Souabni;Adriana Turqueti-Neves

  • Ligands for the murine NKG2D receptor: expression by tumor cells and activation of NK cells and macrophages.

    Andreas Diefenbach;Amanda M. Jamieson;Scot D. Liu;Nilabh Shastri

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Natural aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands control organogenesis of intestinal lymphoid follicles.

    Elina A. Kiss;Cedric Vonarbourg;Stefanie Kopfmann;Elias Hobeika

  • Dendritic Cells Prime Natural Killer Cells by trans-Presenting Interleukin 15

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  • B cell–helper neutrophils stimulate the diversification and production of immunoglobulin in the marginal zone of the spleen

    Irene Puga;Montserrat Cols;Carolina M. Barra;Bing-Yang He

  • The role of nitric oxide in innate immunity.

    Christian Bogdan;Martin Röllinghoff;Andreas Diefenbach

  • The Role of the NKG2D Immunoreceptor in Immune Cell Activation and Natural Killing

    Amanda M. Jamieson;Andreas Diefenbach;Christopher W. McMahon;Na Xiong

  • RORγt and commensal microflora are required for the differentiation of mucosal interleukin 22–producing NKp46+ cells

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  • BamQuery: A new proteogenomic tool to explore the immunopeptidome and validate tumor‐specific antigens

    Maria Virginia Ruiz;Anca Apavaloaei;Qingchuan Zhao;Marie-Pierre Hardy

  • A T-bet gradient controls the fate and function of CCR6 − RORγt + innate lymphoid cells

    Christoph S. N. Klose;Elina A. Kiss;Vera Schwierzeck;Vera Schwierzeck;Karolina Ebert

  • Regulated Expression of Nuclear Receptor RORγt Confers Distinct Functional Fates to NK Cell Receptor-Expressing RORγt+ Innate Lymphocytes

    Cedric Vonarbourg;Arthur Mortha;Viet L. Bui;Viet L. Bui;Pedro P. Hernandez;Pedro P. Hernandez

  • Interleukin-12 and -23 Control Plasticity of CD127(+) Group 1 and Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Intestinal Lamina Propria.

    Jochem H. Bernink;Lisette Krabbendam;Kristine Germar;Esther de Jong

  • Priming of Natural Killer Cells by Nonmucosal Mononuclear Phagocytes Requires Instructive Signals from Commensal Microbiota

    Stephanie C. Ganal;Stephanie L. Sanos;Carsten Kallfass;Karin Oberle

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim L. Schultze
Joachim L. Schultze University of Bonn
Eric Vivier
Eric Vivier Aix-Marseille University
Mathias Heikenwalder
Mathias Heikenwalder German Cancer Research Center
Oliver Stegle
Oliver Stegle German Cancer Research Center
Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University
Jan O. Korbel
Jan O. Korbel European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Philip Rosenstiel
Philip Rosenstiel Kiel University
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn

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